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System Name | main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally |
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Processor | Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme |
Motherboard | MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus |
Cooling | Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one |
Memory | 64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 3600mhz DDR4/8gb DDR3 1600/2gb LPDDR3/8gb LPDDR5x 4200/16gb LPDDR5 |
Video Card(s) | Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/RDNA3 768 core |
Storage | 250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/2tb SN770M |
Display(s) | X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/FHD 120hz |
Case | Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon |
Audio Device(s) | Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Edifier STAX Spirit S3 & SamsungxAKG beans |
Power Supply | Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W |
Mouse | Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch |
Keyboard | Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual |
VR HMD | Medion Erazer |
Software | Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64 |
Benchmark Scores | bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o |
even if i would SLI my 980 ... i know i wouldn't have to buy a 6700K ... my 6600K would still hold it like a charm (i bet they have share on Intel and try to convince SLI/CFX aficionado to go 6700K and pay nearly double for "tremendous" 1% to 5% difference(obviously a joke))This is an article that i found in a forum:
The CPU is generally something that will make a gaming computer last longer, rather than something that makes it game better - assuming you buy something adequate. There won't be much of a difference, if any for games, between the 6500 and the 6600k, especially if you're using a single GPU.
But going up to the 6700k would prevent CPU bottlenecks for longer than either of the CPUs you're looking at. Plus it would allow you to have other things going on without slowing down games. It's just a better CPU overall that came stay the same speed under a larger workload than the i5 chips. But that doesn't matter if you just want something to work for now.
So ask whether you're investing in the platform for a short or longer period. If you want to keep relevant for 5 yrs (give or take), then the 6700k will give you the best chance of doing that. The tradeoff is that it costs more now. If you want a platform to last you only 3 years (give or take), then the i5 will be fine. The tradeoff is that it will cost more over time but less now.
All that said, if you want to run SLI with two fast cards like the 970, I'd say to go for the 6700k. SLI just needs the CPU to send information to the GPUs faster than normal, and the extra threads will help with that, especially if you plan to play newer games. None of this should be necessary for FFXIV:ARR, though. All depends on whether you want to reach the 5 year mark. I think you'll definitely have a good chance of doing that with a 6700k and two 970s (assuming 3.5 GB of VRAM will be sufficient, though I don't know about that), and building that setup would start to get expensive.
I don't know where have you seen a 6500K because all what Google shows me is i5 6500 non K
altho SLI is, as CFX, useless, and "fastest single card solution" is always more desirable. definitive, i had a 580 SLI for a while : back to single card after some time, personal experience? when it work ... it work (not very often) when it goes peanuts (more likely)... it's a PITA not worth the overcost or the hassle.
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